Popular portrayals of Vikings today imagine the Norsemen as dirty, violent marauders who explored and pillaged across the British Isles and Scandinavia. While it is true that raiding was a...
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The rise of the Vikings and the spread of Christianity are two of the most intriguing phenomena of the Middle Ages. As the Norsemen grew in Northern Europe, Christian churches spread the gospel...
The story of the Vikings has fascinated people around the world for nearly 1,000 years. Yet sometimes it can be difficult to separate fact from fiction. The Vikings were brilliant shipbuilders,...
In the modern world, Vikings are imagined in various ways based on how movies, and other forms of popular culture, depict them. However, the real Vikings that existed centuries ago were a culture...
For several centuries, the Vikings of Scandinavia ruled the waters and land of Northern Europe. The ancient Norsemen were explorers and warriors who sped through rivers and seas to raid and...
Interest in the history and culture of the Vikings has grown considerably in recent years. Many people know that the Norsemen raided numerous places in Europe and explored several islands in the...